WATER TREATMENT · OUR CORTLAND OFFICE IS IN THE COUNTY
The USGS record for Trumbull County wells holds one measure, pH: a median of 7.3 across 24 wells, with 12% below 6.5. There are no county hardness, iron or manganese figures, so treatment for a well here starts from its own test.
Serving our communities since 1967
USGS sampled Trumbull County wells between 1997 and 2013. That shows what is common here, and your own water test sets the size of the system.
Schedule a water test- pHMedian pH 7.3; 12% of 24 wells below 6.5Acidic water pulls copper and lead out of the plumbing and leaves blue-green stains. A neutralizer goes ahead of everything else.Blue-green stains
- Not on recordBacteria, nitrate, PFAS, arsenicThe public record is minerals from a few dozen wells. The things that matter most to health are only in your own sample.Water testing
- 24 wellsIn the USGS record for Trumbull County. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples.
- 96 ftMedian well depth on record; the middle half fall between 73 and 125 feet.
- In the countyOur Cortland office is inside Trumbull County, so getting a crew to you is a short trip.
- WHAT YOUR TEST ADDS
- Your well’s numbers, not the county’s
- Bacteria and nitrate, which the record never covers
- Which equipment your water needs, and in what order
WHAT WE INSTALL IN TRUMBULL COUNTY
The Equipment Trumbull
Water Tends to Need.
Chatfield Water Systems is one line, with one system per problem. Your water test decides which ones you need and in what order; the county record shows which are likely.
- SIZED TO YOUR TEST
Water softeners
The public record for Trumbull County is thin on hardness, so the softener is sized to your test, not a county average.
EXPLORE - BY THE TEST
Iron & manganese removal
The public record is silent here, so orange stains and black flecks are the clue. The FerronX goes in at the point of entry, ahead of the softener.
EXPLORE - BY THE CALL, NOT THE RECORD
Sulfur removal
Hydrogen sulfide isn’t in the county record; the rotten-egg smell gives it away. Injection, dosed from the test, and the CataPure carbon system take it out.
EXPLORE - AFTER THE FILTERS
UV sanitation
Bacteria aren’t in the public record either; a coliform test finds them. The Luminor UV lamp follows a sediment filter and treats every gallon entering the house.
EXPLORE - AT THE SINK
Reverse osmosis
Nitrate, arsenic, lead and PFAS are dissolved and tasteless. The membrane takes them out at the tap you drink from.
EXPLORE - FIRST, EVERY TIME
A water test
Every system above starts with a test of your well or your tap water, from our Cortland office, inside the county. What it finds decides which equipment you need and the order it goes in.
EXPLORE
WATER TREATMENT IN TRUMBULL COUNTY
What Trumbull Water Says,
and What We Do About It.
pH is the whole county record
USGS samples of Trumbull County wells from 1997 and 2013 give a pH figure and nothing else on our record: 24 wells, a median of 7.3, and 12% below 6.5. Water under 6.5 can be acidic enough to dissolve copper from pipes, and the usual sign is blue-green stains in sinks and tubs.
A median of 7.3 says most of those wells were not acidic. Still, 12% is enough that pH belongs on the first test of any well here. When it reads low, a calcite neutralizer brings it up. Calcite adds some hardness as it dissolves, so where a softener is also needed, it goes after the neutralizer. The neutralizer itself is sized to your water’s pH and your well’s flow.
What the record leaves for your test
Hardness, iron and manganese have no Trumbull County figures on the record. That doesn’t mean the water lacks them; it means your well has to supply the numbers. A water test covers them along with pH, and bacteria go to a certified lab.
The result sets the equipment. Iron over 0.3 mg/L or manganese over 0.05 mg/L points to the FerronX Iron System. Hard water points to a LuxSoft softener, placed after the iron removal so its resin stays clean. A rotten-egg smell points to the CataPure Carbon System. Every town on the county map has a median yield of 12 to 20 gallons a minute, which gives backwashing filters room to work; a lower-yield well needs closer sizing.
Chloramine in Warren’s water
Warren City is the one system on the county map whose EPA list includes chloramine. Its water comes from Mosquito Reservoir, and the list adds permanganate, powdered carbon, coagulation, settling and rapid sand filtration, a pH adjustment for corrosion control, chlorine and fluoride. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes than chlorine does, and a filter made only for chlorine may not keep up with it.
Newton Falls and Cortland, the two other systems that treat their own water, list chlorine instead. The eight systems that buy their water list no steps of their own, so the utility is the one to ask which disinfectant reaches you. A whole-house CityLux removes chlorine and chloramine alike, which makes it the fix for chlorine taste or smell either way.
One lead round over the action level
Across the 11 systems on the county map, EPA records one lead round over the 0.015 mg/L action level: West Farmington Village, at 0.0152 mg/L for the round ending December 2021. Its later rounds were recorded as zero for 2022, 2024 and 2025, and 0.00459 for 2023.
Every other round on record, for every other system, was under the action level. Warren’s highest was 0.0083 mg/L, for 2023; Hubbard’s latest was 0.0043, for 2025. Each figure is the 90th percentile of homes sampled across a system, so your own faucet can differ with its service line and fixtures. A certified-lab lead test gives that number, and if it finds lead, reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink is the usual fix.
From our Cortland office
Our Cortland office is inside Trumbull County, so a water test is a short trip. From Warren and Cortland to Brookfield, Hubbard, and Newton Falls, Chatfield serves Trumbull County homes, farms, and businesses from an office inside the county. The service map lists 23 Trumbull County communities:
- Bristolville
- Brookfield
- Burghill
- Cortland
- Farmdale
- Fowler
- Girard
- Hartford
- Hubbard
- Kinsman
- Leavittsburg
- Masury
- McDonald
- Mesopotamia
- Mineral Ridge
- Newton Falls
- Niles
- North Bloomfield
- Orangeville
- Southington
- Vienna
- Warren
- West Farmington
- The Trumbull County page
Source: Water quality: USGS National Water Information System results for Trumbull County wells, served through the Water Quality Portal, sampled between 1997 and 2013, retrieved 2026-09-14. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples. The 0.3 mg/L iron and 0.05 mg/L manganese marks are EPA secondary standards, which are aesthetic limits, not health limits. Well depth: Ohio Department of Natural Resources well-log database, 8,197 domestic wells in Trumbull County with a recorded depth, logged between 1924 and 2026, retrieved 2026-09-14.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Trumbull County Questions.
Straight Answers.
Where does Leavittsburg’s township water come from?
The county’s Warren Township system, which serves 740 people, buys its water from Warren City and lists no treatment steps of its own. Warren’s list includes chloramine for disinfection, so a CityLux, which removes chloramine as well as chlorine, is the whole-house option if the taste or smell bothers you. Homes on wells nearby start from a water test instead.
Does Cortland’s city water get softened or iron-filtered?
Not on EPA’s list. Cortland’s groundwater system, with 7 active wells, lists gaseous chlorine and fluoride and no step for hardness, iron or manganese. That says what the system does, not what’s in the water; the utility’s report and a tap test cover that. If the test finds hard water, a LuxSoft softener sized to the result is the usual step.
Who treats the water in Niles, Vienna and Girard?
None of the three lists treatment steps of its own; each buys its water. Niles buys from the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District, Vienna’s Southeast system buys from Niles, and Girard buys from four systems, Niles and Youngstown among them. The seller’s steps aren’t on our record, so the utility can say which disinfectant arrives, and a tap test shows what reaches your faucet.
Is Newton Falls water treated for corrosion?
Yes, on EPA’s list. Newton Falls, which takes water from the East Branch of the Mahoning, lists an orthophosphate inhibitor and a pH adjustment after treatment, both for corrosion control. Orthophosphate leaves a thin coating inside pipes. Its lead rounds were recorded as zero in every round but one, 0.0064 mg/L for 2020, which was under the 0.015 mg/L action level.
Do you test water in Trumbull County?
Yes. Chatfield’s water test and consultation cover Trumbull County from our Cortland office, which is inside the county. The test measures what is in your water and at what level, and any equipment it points to is quoted after the results.
Which Trumbull County communities do you serve for water treatment?
All of them, from Cortland. The service map lists 23 Trumbull County communities, including Bristolville, Brookfield, Burghill, Cortland, Farmdale, Fowler, and the townships between them; the county line is the boundary, not the town list.
Talk with the Chatfield team.
(724) 588-2652A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE GOES A LONG WAY
Know Your Water.
WATER PROBLEMSDo you have hard water?
The signs, the county hardness record, and how to confirm it.
WATER PROBLEMSOrange stains from your well water.
Read the stain, the county iron record, and what to note before you call.
WATER PROBLEMSBacteria in your water.
What a coliform result means, what to do now, and which treatment follows.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Better Water in Trumbull
Starts with a Test.
Call or fill out the form to schedule your water test. We’ll come out from Cortland, measure what is in the water, and recommend the equipment that fits.